Wickford Middle School Presents "Risks of Social Networking"

Parents ofstudents, please join us for an informative program "Risks of Social Networking". 

This evenings presentation will be given by David Porter, Director of Media and Technology Services at URI and Mike Khalphayan, Associate Director for  Information Security at URI.

• Overview of social networks and why people use them
• Facebook, twitter, myspace, foursquare and emerging site
• The good and bad about social networks and what parents need to know
• Why it may not be a good idea to tell your kids that they can’t have an account
• How to access your child’s online social life
• How to tell if your kid’s privacy settings are set properly
• How to set your own privacy
• Viruses, Scams and online threats exploited by social networks